Catholic Enquiry Centre — Religion Charity in Wellington
Catholic Enquiry Centre is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82/100). Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.
Mission: Promotion and evangelization of the Catholic faith.
- Registration Number
- CC35895
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (82/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.catholicenquiry.nz
- info@catholicenquiry.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- December 2024
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 3
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2024-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.4M | $5.0M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.3M | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $4.0M |
| 2021 | $0.6M | $0.3M | $4.5M |
| 2020 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $4.2M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $4.0M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $3.3M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $3.3M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.6M | $2.9M |
| 2015 | $0.7M | $0.5M | $3.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 82/100
- Financial Score
- 85
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (30)
- Carly Mulqueen — Catholic Enquiry Centre Director
- Richard Laurenson — Member of the Nzcbc
- John Adams — Member of the Nzcbc
- Damian Dempsey — Executive Director of the Nzcbc
- Rebecca Taylor-Hunt — Director, Cec (departed 2025-05-30)
- Michael Gielen — Member of the Nzcbc
- Siobhan Dilly — Executive Officer (departed 2023-06-06)
- Paul Martin — Secretary of the Nzcbc
- Michael Dooley — Vice-President-of-the-Nzcbc
- James van Schie — Executive Officer (departed 2019-05-01)
- Fr Neil Vaney — Pastoral Director (departed 2022-12-20)
- Matt O'Connell — Trustee (departed 2017-10-31)
- Therese Kiely — Trustee (departed 2017-10-31)
- David Mullin — Interim Director (departed 2017-10-31)
- Charles Drennan — Secretary of the Nzcbc (departed 2019-10-05)
- Patrick Dunn — Member of the Nzcbc (departed 2021-12-18)
- John Dew — President of the Nzcbc (departed 2023-05-05)
- Stephen Lowe — President of the Nzcbc
- Christina Chow — Trustee (departed 2017-10-31)
- Sandra Rayen — Trustee (departed 2017-10-31)
Reporting Group Members
Catholic Enquiry Centre files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 4 sibling charities:
- Holy Cross Seminary
- New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference
- Catholic Bishops Conference Holdings Ltd
- Catholic Bishops Conference Securities Ltd
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Financial data as at December 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings6 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 5 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
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Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Promotion and evangelization of the Catholic faith.
Who We Serve
Key Statistics
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Financial Trends (17 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
Catholic Enquiry Centre is one of 5 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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